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HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Kenner, LA
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Ochsner Medical Center � Kenner Llc’s median price of $277 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 22% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 15 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $115.17 | $115.17 | $76.78 – $153.55 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $115.17 | $115.17 | $76.78 – $153.55 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $118.62 | $118.62 | $79.08 – $158.16 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $118.62 | $118.62 | $79.08 – $158.16 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $159.06 | $166.31 | $106.04 – $406.55 |
| 6 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $274.30 | $274.30 | $219.44 – $329.16 |
| 7 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 10 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $348.95 | $348.95 | $279.16 – $418.74 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $442.83 | $442.83 | $295.22 – $590.44 |
| 12 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $514.13 | $514.13 | $342.75 – $685.50 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,858 | $1,873 | $1,437 – $2,340 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,206 | $2,206 | $1,765 – $2,648 |
| 15 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,864 | $3,864 | $3,091 – $4,637 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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